Issue - meetings

The Board resolved:-

(i)             to approve the final full version of the Aberdeen City Carers Strategy 2023 – 2026 as attached at Appendix B of the report;

(ii)            to approve the final summary version of the Aberdeen City Carers Strategy 2023 - 2026 as attached at Appendix C of the report ;

(iii)          to approve the publishing of an easy-read version of the Aberdeen City Carers Strategy 2023 - 2026 as part of the launch of all documents;

(iv)          to approve the Aberdeen City Carers Strategy 2023 – 2026 Action plan as attached at Appendix D of the report;

(v)           to approve the Engagement and Consultation overview of the Aberdeen City Carers Strategy 2023 - 2026 as attached Appendix A of the report;

(vi)          to instruct the Chief Officer of the IJB to coordinate a launch period to promote the Strategy;

(vii)         to instruct the Chief Officer of the IJB to report back on progress with the Carer Strategy and Action Plan annually; and

(viii)       to note that an annual consultation event would be held in advance of the annual review.

The Board had before it the final version of the Aberdeen City Carers Strategy 2023 – 2026, following the draft report consultation period running from 12 October to 31 December 2022.

The Chair thanked everyone who had attended the Carers’ Strategy Workshop on 17 January 2023.

Stuart Lamberton – Transformation Programme Manager – Strategy, and Amy Richert - Transformation Programme Manager – Services & Pathways, ACHSCP presented the report and responded to questions from Members in respect of alignment with the Children’s’ Services Plan and other relevant strategies.

In response to a question regarding the category of disability - and the associated barriers to providing and accessing care and support - not being listed specifically under the Equalities section of the Action Plan, the Transformation Programme Manager gave assurance on the importance of receiving the perspective of carers who had disabilities within the equalities work and the Reference Group.  She undertook to strengthen this category with the Plan.

Members noted the proposal to launch the Strategy in spring 2023 and that a short animation to bring together key points around the strategy was being devised along with an easy read version which would be rolled out to smaller groups and communities.

The report recommended:-

that the Board:

(a)           approve the final full version of the Aberdeen City Carers Strategy 2023 – 2026 as attached at Appendix B of the report;

(b)           approve the final summary version of the Aberdeen City Carers Strategy 2023 - 2026 as attached at Appendix C of the report ;

(c)           approve the publishing of an easy-read version of the Aberdeen City Carers Strategy 2023 - 2026 as part of the launch of all documents;

(d)           approve the Aberdeen City Carers Strategy 2023 – 2026 Action plan as attached at Appendix D of the report;

(e)           approve the Engagement and Consultation overview of the Aberdeen City Carers Strategy 2023 - 2026 as attached Appendix A of the report;

(f)             instruct the Chief Officer of the IJB to coordinate a launch period to promote the Strategy; and

(g)           instruct the Chief Officer of the IJB to report back on progress with the Carers Strategy and Action Plan annually.

The Board resolved:-

(i)             to note that an annual consultation event would be held in advance of each annual review;

(ii)            to instruct the Transformation Manager to strengthen the references to disabled carers within the Action Plan; and

(iii)          to otherwise approve the recommendations.